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M. C. HEPTINSTALL.

Fire Tongsh I v Patented luly 13, 1869.

that swat:-

M. C. HEPTINSTALLfO Fi ENFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA.

- Letters Patent No. 92,530, dated-Tuly 13,1869.

FIRE-Tones.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part Of thesame To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, M. G. HEPTms'rALIL, of Enthe" county of Halifax, andState of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Improvement inTongs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, forming part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved constrnction andarrangement of fire-tongs, that will prevent the legs from havinglateral play at the griping-ends, 'as'is common-With tongs as at presentconstructed, especially when worn at the joint.

Figure 1 represents a side view, partly broken, of my improved tongs,and v Figure 2 represents a detail view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i v

I increase'the breadth of that prong which terminates in the handle,immediately in rear of the pivotjoint, as shown at a-a,"and in thisinward part-I form a recess, b.

I also provide-a rear extension, Clfnpon the short prong, to work in thesaid recess; and

I close the said projection into the recess by a plate,

d, fitting -snugly against the face of the said projection, oneend ofthe plate d being secured by a screw,- e, and the other by the pivotboit f.

' This long projection, fitting between the two sides of the saidrecess, effectually prevents the lateral play of the griping-ends of theprongs, common to tongs,

as now constructed, without the projection and recess,

as above described. A I

- Having thus described my invention,

What I claim'as new, and desire to secureby Letters; Patent, is-

The combination with tongs'havin g the recess 6 in one jprong, and theprojection'c on the other, of the plate (I, when secured thereto by thepivot-boltjf and a-screw, a, substantially as specified;

Witnesses: I

- J; HUNTER, M. Di, p

J. H. BRUNOH, M.-D.

M. JHEPTINSTALL]

